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Strong Societies and Weak States
Joel S. Migdal
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Description for Strong Societies and Weak States
Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: JHM; JPH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 155 x 234 x 18. Weight in Grams: 452.
Why do many Asian, African, and Latin American states have such difficulty in directing the behavior of their populations--in spite of the resources at their disposal? And why do a small number of other states succeed in such control? What effect do failing laws and social policies have on the state itself? In answering these questions, Joel Migdal takes a new look at the role of the state in the third world. Strong Societies and Weak States offers a fresh approach to the study of state-society relations and to the possibilities for economic and political reforms in the third world. ... Read more
Why do many Asian, African, and Latin American states have such difficulty in directing the behavior of their populations--in spite of the resources at their disposal? And why do a small number of other states succeed in such control? What effect do failing laws and social policies have on the state itself? In answering these questions, Joel Migdal takes a new look at the role of the state in the third world. Strong Societies and Weak States offers a fresh approach to the study of state-society relations and to the possibilities for economic and political reforms in the third world. ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1988
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
New Jersey, United States
ISBN
9780691010731
SKU
V9780691010731
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Reviews for Strong Societies and Weak States
"An important new landmark ... One of the great strengths of this book is that the argument is anchored in a series of case studies built around four countries: Egypt, Sierra Leone, Israel, and Mexico."
Comparative Political Studies
Comparative Political Studies